The Sun. — London, England, 1808-12-12 00:00:00

J.d4IIAICII PAPERS. , The following is the . Copy of_a Letter from Rear . Admiral Sir ALEX . . COCHRANE to Sir JOHN WENT . 'WORTH, Barr. ()titling every proteetion in-his power . !r.) the commerce of the British Colonies in North America SIR, Belleisle, at Halifax, 4th Oaaber, 1807. " Well knowing the importance to Great' Bri tain in having supplies furnished from her North- American Coloniei, for the use of the West-India possessions; soon after -my arrival on the Leeward Island station, issued. orders that no seaman should ~.be impressed from any vessel belonging to these Colonies; lest this should not have been combiu • riicated to your Excellency, I beg leave to -state it, and further to say that, in the event of any vessel • being captured by the enemy, I will exchange and facilitate the return of the men to the ports to which • they belong. "',hope and trust that the time is not far distant, w hen these colonies will =most amply supply the ' ll l f es t India n I s l an d s , w h en a sum not less thin One " -til lion-sterli n& per auburn will centre with them, • of going into the pockets of foreigners. • " I cat' assure your Excellency that I shall al ways be- willing to afford every proteCtion to the growing trade of the British American possessions, •-and I beg' you will be pleased_to signify the same to t hase whose interests are conneCted with it. " I have the honour to be your Excellency's most cbedierit humble servant, `!. ALEX. COCHRANE. " To his Excellency Sir john Wentworth, Governor, &c. Halifax." KINGSTON, OCT. I,—By a Felucca, which ar rived on Monday . from La Vera Cruz, we learn t hat a Vessel of War had arrived there from France, last , from • G • • uadaloupe; with a Frenchman, sent out t 0 as me the Government, and to proclaim JOSEPH t tI°N APARTE •Kingi of Spain and o f th e I n di es. Th e ., e4 e l had sca rce ly anc h ore d w h en t h e news reached . ti le shore—on which Several people immediately we nt on board,. and were preparing to carry their threats into execution, of setting fire' to the Vessel wi th all her crew, when Abe Governor was under th e n ecessity of interfering, by seizing her, and ,sending her crew to prison until the commotion hail Inthsided. La Bacchante Frigate, of 20 guns, Capt. WARD, arrived the same day from a cruise. On the 18th ult. in the afternoon, OW Tortudas, she descried se wen Schooners to the N. N.W. sheered her colours, a nd fired a gun to leeward. Shortly after five .of .!111 Schooners hoisted Haytian Colours, and also re d to leeward. At f ou r P. M. the headniostene .' re d a shot at La Bacthante, which was instantly Z tilr neci, when two more o f t h em b egan - to fire .at. had She th en c l eare d f or a cti on, as the other two 44 likewise attacked her, and opened a heavy ) 3 e °n -them, which was kept up on both sides until tit. six. and t ow a r d s seven o ' c l oc k she lost sight of them. A e*. i n ulent Lett er , addressed to Lord CASTLE-. latn,,-• „ 7 4 , in a :Morning Paper, affirms that we " urged t-4 incited" the Spa n i ar d s to d ec lare th e i r enm i ty to e Tyrant of Europe. This is a libel upon the cha . ra4er o f .the patriotic and _heroic Spaniards, who needed 'no incitement but their own noble .princi- Pie . s of loyalty and patriotism to fonseAhern oppo- . 4,i06.t0 their ferocious enemy, Ile had entrapped their they found ,that t e l ov o . monarch,. and deter- t„'nslave their "country.,. The:writer of the tided to di4avows.all.party hostility, vet the NY.4010 f his Letter. breathes nothing'but the spirit l'Zparty. He says,' ‘, it will be for the Noble Lord L 1 his *Colleagues to shew why six.ntonths have sOffered t o elaps e ere an English soldier has olh tit by the side o f the Spaniard." . There is no q)lty, f o r any body to shew what, is notorious to whol e world. 'The English troops did not fight the because the Spanish Govern -1:,."t de c li ne d their assistance, .and. thought they V 2 „,;';`ht be better em pl oye d i n r iddi ng Po rtuga l o f the fait enetuy. lithe author did not k now t hi s :;;'`, he must b e i gnoran t i n d ee d, an d if h e d id , h e tiB r t he as deficient in. m em o r y as i lee is in candour. shfavours Government with hiS &Nice as to what 1:o ul d be done for Spain , as if it remained for an ::rt_Mous writer t o counse l a G overnment w hi ch ueen so attentive to that country, and given, hier. • riiore than she asked ; and in some respats, ' ll ol'e than she wanted. As to the writer's solemn : .a djuration, for us not to . desert the cause of Spain,: it is an insult to the British eole, well i es to the Government, which' justly , considers the tause of Spain as interwoven with the best interests. of this country. Fourteen French Privateers, fitted out and belong 'hg to the p ort of Santana, in that part o f Sr. Do- SoZn occupi e d b y the French, "have captured 24 ritish vessels, and carried them in there. The .I)cedalus, Pert Brig, Flying Fish Schooner, and so me small er Shi ps of War, were preparing to s torrn the place, for the purpose of recovering the It had, however, been made very strong, he creWs- of the P r i vateers having raised batteries themthe heights to oppose any attack made upon teem by the British to ii.usian Ukase has be en r ece i ve d b y t h e Got s!w r ,"rgli ;Mail, whi c h notifies to the merchants of. •no etershurgh, that aft er t h e Ist of J anuary, tsog, Ship, w hatever nation sh e may b e l ong to, s h al l be suffered to enter th e R uss i an ports, or depait Ir o n, obj et h ' mem. This rigoro us regu l at i on h as for i ts the prevention of i mpos i tion, as i t transpired -Vessels had contritesl to trade by presenting • la:, p“peis. • DUCT!! PAPERS. MENTZ, Nov. 20.—Advices from Boulogne state, that a considerable body of troops has bOen assent bled there, and that, the Flotilla is- refitting with the - utrooit aaivity. General VAN DANIME bilS established his head-quarters there. ANOTISER ARTICLE, SAME DATE.--II is rumoured that Marshal KELLERMAN is to leave this place,, and to take the chief command of the army . 4 the' coasts assembling at Boulogne. It is also said that the headquarters of the army of the Rhine are to be, transferred to Menti. ROME, OCT. 3 I.—Last week arrived '' here the Austrian Agent at this Court, C ou nt X.IIEVEN HULLER. SEMLIN, OCT. 28.—0 n the sth instant, the Counseller of State, RODOFINIKIN, accompanied by one of the Secretaries of the Servian Senate, seirOff for. Tapola, the country residence of Cz ERNI GEonGE, in order to cOrisult with him upon the various sub jeets which relate to Servia. FRANKFORT ) ,NOV. 120.--The General of Division BOUDET,•has been for some days here. The corps. under his command will arrive in this plabe in foUr successive days. Two batt , Alions of the 3d light in fantry have. already marched in at noon this day, and the 93d will arrive to-morrow, and the 56th the day after. These troops will wait here for further' orders. In the course of a few days after their are rival, we also expeel here, the diiision of 'General 'MOLITOR, consisting of 906 c 1 men. , Government, have received dispatches from Mr. DRUMMOND and Sir J. STUART, in Sicily, and from Sir A. .13ALL,arMalta. It is reported that they an-' Bounce the return to Messina of the: troops which, Sir JOHN STUART had 'sent fo co-opet'ate with the Patriots in Catalonia. The 'transports vvere met on their passage •by a frigate, with fresh 'instructions from England,' in consequence of which they re turned, and the troops resumed their further quar ters at Augusta, &c. Sir JOHN STUART, we hear, Ntas preparing an ex pedition tor the re-capture 'of Capri, . A small 'por tion of the force necessary to, this service, would, if timely applied, have prevented the Island falling into the hands of the-enemy. .By the .West India Mails wehave the satisfa6tion of learning, that the liberal cdmmercial intercourse which had bean established between the Spanish Settlements and the Island of Curacoa, was to be extended to all the British Colonies, and also to the mother country. The-Captain General of Vene zuela published a ProClarnation to this effect'. The ports of Margarita, Cumana, Barcelona, La Guira, Porto Cavallo, Coro, and Maracaybo, in the Gulph of. Paria, as well- as.:St. Thomas, on the Oronoko, and the river Guarapiche, have accordingly been de•- dared open to British vessels. Letters-have been received from Hayti to the end of October.. St. Marc was then closely besieged by PSTION'S army. On the 26th Oaober, CHrtls- TOPHE'S troops, being nearly,destitute of provisions, made a 'softie; but they were repulsed with consi- . derable loss. The Lord Mulgrave, Capt. GOODALL, (High Admiral of Hayti), had arrived at Cape Fran coi4 from London, and was proceeding frOrn thence to St. Marc, u hen she was captured by the Dceda his Frigate, on account of some irregularities in her papers, and 'Sent. to Jamaica for trial. An 'ex pedition, it is said, was fitting out at Jamaica against that part of St. Domingo which is in the possession of tbeTrefich. INDIA.----A considerable nurnger of letters, brought from India by the Sarah Christiana, have .been delivered from the Pest-Office and the India House.' The most important comtnUnications which they Make is, that the British have been adtnitted to a free communication with Pekin, thr'otigh the Influence of Herr°, the Viceroy and Prime Mi nister. Arrangements are making for a conSiderable • augmentation of the native artillery in the Not h of India.. The India- Cowpany .has undertaken,. at great expence, to tepaii- the fortifications of Vizaga patam, which had fallen irate decay. The spice plantations at Prince of Wales Island, which it was feared would have been destroyed in conseincmce of the late unfavourable. season, were, at the date of `the last acounts, the Most flourishing stale. The , :Mest friendly intercourse had been eStablished.be,- f‘'veen the settlements 'arid the neighboining Powers, and several convidg, whose good conduct curing the. 'existence of the late disturbanCeS had merited the thanks of the Government, haZ.e recelvd i their fre . - `dem. The 'troops and Stores 'Sent froin Bengal 6,3 Penang, for the safety of which great apprehensions had been entertained, in consequenee of it te4)peSt. • which encountered theth in the bay, have arrived at • • , their place of detination. • By the Malta .Mail. which - arrived, on, isatsitday, authentic advices have been recetved,that Mr. ADMR had badthree conterences.with the.. Grand,Vizier at Constantinople; and, we are happy t 6 add, that great hopes are•entertained,of the speedy and COM plete success of the neivia!:ion i s thus been entered, into between Great Britain and the Sublime Porte. . By the same conveygice we' 'have receivo the - pleasing information of One of Our' wade a successful attack on the'harboneOf of'the batteries of which it obtained pOSsestiit7n, and captured not less thaH thirty=eight Vessels laden with Neapolitan contributions. We have also received some detbilS . of the attack on Capri ; but they do not come down to the date of the surrender of that place. So great is the scarcity of butcher's, meat at Co penhagen, that we find by the Danish Pipers,. Ghat the Government has authorised a butcher ;: in,that city to slaughter horses for the purpose of food, and to sell the flesh at the rate of 3d. per pound. , By a subsequent Decree of the King, a Committee •has been appointed to examine the horse when and it cannot be slaughtered without their - certifi cate of its being wholesome. . Mr. Cs.ssig, a baker, in Mount -street, on Friday Morning last, found a basket at his door, .which at first he imagined had been left by some of his men, and contained sortie hot rolls; but to his great sur prise, upon exat9ination, he found in it anew-born child, which be, safely deposited in Mount-street woikhouse. -rin.TBRiDGR, DEC. g. .7 , fiery nornby, ;Esq.. of Peterheuse, is Adolittiad to the degree of Bachelor in Civil taw. • On Friday last the Rev. Joseph Parson•was-elgted aSe for Fellow of Clare hail The Rev: Dr...Ramsden, Deputy Retius Proles:dor of Divinity, is instituted, by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Ely, to the vicarage of Chederton, in - this county, on the presentation of the Crown. The Rev. Paul Columbine, D. D. is instituted to, the rectory 'Little Plumstead, with the reetOry of Witton, with Brundall annexed, in Norwich, vacant' by the death of the Rev.'William Leigh, late Dean of Hereford, on the presentation of Mrs. Leigh and Miss Frances Harriett Leigh, of Hertford-street,' • May Fair, 'Middlesex, The Rev. Richard Smith, Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, ,is 'empowered by dispep iatiOn to - liOld the valuable retlory of Jevvingten, to ,gether with the vicarage of Westhaw, Sussex, on the. presentation of Lord' George Cavendish. The Rev. Mr. Britton, master of the grammar= school at Durham, has been presented, by the .Dean and Chapter of Durham,. to , the Bossall, in Yorkshire. The Rev. Mr. Baverstock" succeeds Mr- . Britlon as minister of the Chapeliv of Crossgate, in Durham : and the Rev. Mr. Clark, Minor Canon of the (..;athedral, succeeds Mr. Baverstock in the living of Billinghatu:, POLICE, ..D t p owSTßEvi..—Friday accused - his servant, litie Mathews, a very pretty interesting. girl of 7g, of having pawned his proper ty, to the amount of 401. The girl, on being inter rogated for her defence - , replied with much pathos and expressiond‘ So many Gentlemen being pre sent, it costs me many struggles before I can dire to,bring forward the only plea I have in extenua tion of my offence. I came to Mr. A mo . - deSt, virtuous, and innocent girl-7(Here she wept bitterly):—He seduced me. I afterwards retired to ,Croydon, where I miscarried." Mr. , " This is utterly false; I never had any t)nne6 - tion whh.hev." Jane Mathews•'---" How much worse Mr. intends behoving to me, I an at a loss to learn.— Notwithstanding the tenderness of our connealon, he has repeatedly abused and beat me--(Louel mtv inursfrom tae Gentlemen present). --I have been his 'slave, washed for him, and cleaned hiS boots ; I have provided dinners, • which I am not now paid for; and it was under the impression that I might be allowed to-reimburse 'myself, that I pawned the property in question. • Mr,' , " She never provided a dinncr for me I'den'y the sediaion, but confess I have been acquainted wilh her." -• Mr. NALIES"; The - Sitting Magistrate, expressed himself with sUrprizc---" Astonishing!. Five . minutes since, you deniedany connedion with her whatever! What am Ito think of such inconsistency ? It this should be permitted to g,o to trial, yOu-may justly anticipate a severe reprimand from the Judge di) the Bench. Men who conned themselves with their maid servants must ekPeel tO be robbed. Indeed, were your case. mine, l'woUld, rather than appear , in such a disgraceful situation, consenf tolose not only the property of tray house, but the hpuse itself. I could say much more, but the task is.too irksome. , Let the girl be discharexl"—which was accordingly done. , . • HYt•E PAitit„--tesierday the gloomy state of the atMosphere proved a check .to •the gay pedestrians who have lately ventured to display winter fashions in the Parks. The horsemen were, however, nu merous; and a Beau, who appeared anxious to shew his horsemanship to three dashing Belles near the bridge, 'met: with an auliWard accident. The horse, Who did not relish the' spur, applied for the amUse .-ment- ot• the 7 Ladies,' reared and plunged so ungal .lantiv, that his ,rides was thrown several ' yards_be hind The furious steed,-After the accident, ran off at full gallop, and was caught by a servant at Kensington Ga r dens gate. The horse . was then brOught back to the dismounted Knight, whose left knee angl ,shoulder were:disloCated by the 611. In . this situation he was removed Iron) the scene of exhtbittorr in aiiackni.ty-c641, lamenting the 'un fortunateevent of his equestrian. exploit. The P t atriotic Fund . haA preAented Captain Wm- LtAfst HENRY DILLON ith a Sword, value One Huildred .Guineas, 1:A. for a piece of Plate, for his, gallant,condud on the,f4th . March last, A wedding lately took place in the neighbourhood otlangford, Essex, afte.ii,a courtship of nine years, which ti.ue the lover wrote no less than 1404 letters to the mistress Of 'his" affe6tions ; and as his visits were; during . the 'e,'ouitship,' constantly three tinaes -a week; it• is computed that he walked, for , the purpose tif hying his devoirs, at least 5616 miles.' ' • ' Friday evening about eight o'clock,' one of 'Mr. Pickford's . WaggonS, which had just arrived at the' it -W, in 'Wood-streer, was robbed; while the wag goner was making some atilt:Stine:lt in the front of the waggon, by a thief cutting open the back part of .it, and stealing thereout a package of considerable - valUe, 'With which he got of unperceived. • • A melancholy aecident occurred at Brettenham Park, lately The footman, who is in a Velanteer• :CeitpS, performing his exercise before the. servants' in the kitchen; without being aware ,that the gun vas loaded, pulled the trigger, and the con tents, were lodged in the breast of ,a ferriale servant, who expired the following day:. . To 7 morrow.morning at Nine o'clock, the Lottery Wheel mill be opened, and it' is more than proba , hle,,that the first. hour will bring forth wprize, which may prove greater than ever was known. Tickets and Shares are on sale at Swim. and Co's Offices, _No. 11, Poultry, No. i2iCharing-cross, and No. 31, 41dgate High-street. . To-:morrow Morning, nine o'clock, the Lottery begins drawing. There never was so interesting a chance in a Lottery as the present. HORNSBY 'and Co: have experienced an 'extraordinary demand for Tickets and Shares, and presume there will be very few el any) left fbr Sale after (0.-morrow. If a sup-, is.to.be procured, , the Public will be sure of re ceiving the S3ind at HORNSBY and Co.'s QtliCes, g(3, Cornhill, and St. Marvret's hill, Borough. F-1 - ..'T INIii:E& FROM TH2 CEYLON GOVI;rCoiI`rIENT CqOSETTF, ARIL 4, 1808. We have this \ mon - lent received an autheritie ac count of a very severe 'and well-conte.sted ateion, fought on the t fit.h ult. between his Majesty' WW I . Terpsichore, Captain W. A. MoNTAcuE, and z: Jarryc French Frigate; supposed, frotri her appearance. t , ) ,be the Cannonier.—We are sorry to add, that tile result has not proved so fortunate as might have been expealed, from the' gallantry and persevie-ii< exertions displayed by Captain MONTAGUE;arId :; brave Officers and Ship's 'Company; -the e.”-• , j.after her fire had been almost wpolly‘ silenced, 'hay., ing made off, and owing to her great superiority in sailing; .. and to the- severe damage sustained, by the Terpsichore in her rigging; unfortunately escaped, after a most anxious and aCtive chace of five, suc cessive , days. The following are the particulars Of this gallant aCtion • Captain, MONTAQUE left Point de Galle n ir tilt 11th of March, for Madras, and on the tfith fell .irt with •a French,,Frigale, Which, 'from her appearance, having fourteen ports on a,,side, was supposed tc,, be the Cannonier;" nod , by disguising, the Terpsich o re Was fortunate enough to bring the enemy to a'el;en at seven P. M. when, after lying six, a nd fifty mi nutes close alongside, and at the very moment thht Capt. MO'NTAGU 'imagined his'exertions 'had been crowned by thtt most complete success, the enemy's fire having for the: last - twenty -minutes consideraby slackened, ; anti At tiineSwhoily,ceased, he expel t enced the mortification -of 'seeing her make sail:. He endeavoured immediately to" follow, but found that • the enemy's fire, which had .been principally diretl, .ed at the Masts and riggitig, had nearly reduced 'the Terpsichore to . a perfect wreck ; her fore and !min stays, top-mast - stay* and many of her loWer and top-mast shrouds,•her braces, bowlines, tacks, .and sheets, without 4 single exception, were each' cut in several places ; the leach-rope of the main-top sail cut, and the sails split across, besides many others for a time rendered useless. The enemy pet ceiving the ungovernable state of his Majesty's Stnp, bore across her bows, the wind blowing fresh from N. E. The Terpsichore immediately wore, and en deavoured to - clot4o, which waft carefully avoided. ',At nine she had every thing set in .chace, the enemy continuing under all sail before the wind, and keep ing up an occasional fire from her stern chasers, till one of gun-shot, which she effeEted by 10 P. M.,- The next morning, finding. she • had not gained much on them, Captain 'MONTAGUE continued gltei . .againen, able him to get alongside; she kept riAning with a fresh breeze to the south;vard. On approaching the line, they experienced light winds and partial smalls, which sometimes 'brought the Terpsichore nearly withingun-shot before the enemy derived the small. est advantage,' but when she did she 1, ft t hem im mediately. On the 20th, during a heavy squall, they got close to her ; she commenced a fire fr,onl ber stern-chasers, and cut away her boats,•and, from several of her pore; floating, past, Capt. MoNmeits wrs led to imagine she mt.rt have thrown sortie of her guns overboard. The light winds again com mencing,, she run a-head considerably'during the night of the 20th, which was dark and snnally, •a:4 was entirely lost sight of. 'At wo.o7ciock in' tilLt morning of the 2lst; they disporered a sail - a-head, which was supposed to be the Chace, but on firing the first gun she - hove-to, and on bearding ,proved to be the Brig Cudry, prize to La Piedmontaise,.which was taken - possession 'of and sent- to Madras. At day-light, being unable t o p e rc e i ve any Thing of •the enemy, Captain MONTAGU2 hauled to the Ekl"- wai - d. • 00taiP,MONTAGUE §pe3l:s in the hi g h es t term of the very,able assistance* .he met with from ev er y Officer under his command, and; of the spirited and. persevering . :condu'd of the whole of his Ship's COM:- pony. Their loss, we are sorry to say, has - been very considerable ; 4ieutenant C. TANES and 320 men killed,. and `..%." Men I,Vounded, two of whom ate Since dead.—The TerPsichore has returned to Milt de 'Golfe. • At the Precind Meeting for — the Parish of - St. Dunstan in the West, in the 'Ward of Farringdon- Without;:MeSsrs. ThomAs HARPER, THOMAS BA DIN, and WM.-MURRELL, were unanimously re turned to the' Wardmote as fit and y proper persons . to be iheik l gepresentatiVes in Common Council for the year ensuing. The latter-Gentl e ma n i s elected in the room of -I MF; w 71N, Who resigns. The .Thanks of the. Meeting were at the same time given to Messrs. HARPER, BAnnIN, and QUIN, tbr the uniformly zealous and correct manner in which, during the preceding year, they have discharged the various duties-of their situation, and for -their polite and ready . attention to the removal of nuisances. At Ingatestone Fair, last week, in Essex, there was a large show of beasts, particularly of the Scotch and Weich, kinds, which were taken off at a litue advance in price. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Dic.n. This day's marli:et afforded a good Supply of prime beasts, and the spew of cattle in other respects was Considerable; ',Beef, Mutton, Pork, and Veal ar e dearer than our last report, and the trade, in genciAl was pretty good. The sales in the Haymarket w e r e rather. lively; Clover obtained a better pricivtlin Friday's market ; Hay and Straw fetched last prices. The following prices and numbers are au accurate statement : To sink the Ofl'al per stone of Sib. Beef 35. tod. to 45. Bd.—Muttou3s. loci. to 4s. led. —Weal ss. sd. to 7s. 6;t.—Lamb os,. od. V..) os. od.—Vorlcss. 6d. to 7s: 6d. Beasts, 2,400. —Sheep, i3,soo.—Calves, 200.—Pigs, 3co. Hay 51. ss. o& t0•.61. 65. od.—Clover 61. 0 1 . od. to 71. ss, od.—Straw 11, I2S. 41. to 11. 185. od. CORN-EXCHANGE, DEc. 12.--Tire arrivals crf Wheat to-day make a consi lerable supply, but sales are made readily, at an advance in price 'of upwards of 6s. per quarter; Barley in vlepty, and m3intaius its price; Malt at little variatioir; 'r bite l'ex,e rrd Beans of both sorts are rather dearer : , there are hrge arrivals of Oats, and this trade is quoted. cheapet Floor at an advance of os. per stck. : . . Wheat ' 75S a 86s a 9&s od Tick Beans -, ,7,45 a 79 5 e d Fineditto -98 s a /tits od Oats - ' 355,a Vs a 42 o.t Ry e - . - sjs a 4 63$ od Poland ditto . ~ 4.4 s a_4ss od 'Barley' - - 40.5 d 455 od 1 Potatoe - .: ---s a ,;6, 63 Malt , - - 755 a 83s cd ( Rape Seed - 501 a 561 osi i White Pease 137 s a r47s od Fine Flour -' 85s a 9-1 dtt Grey ditto -55 s a bas ad Seconds - . Sos a 8 5 1 od 8C.313$ ~ .. . 764 asp id ' 9